Wall tie or bond.



No. 702,944. Patented June 24, I902.

- P. HANSHILL.

WALL TIE 0R BOND.

(Application filed Apr. 17, 1902.)

(N0 Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL HANSHILL, OF LEXVISTON, MAINE.

WALL TIE OR BOND.

SPEGIEIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,944, dated June 24,1902.

Application filed April 17, 1902. Serial No. 103,412. (No model.) I

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL HANSHILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewiston, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Ties or Bonds;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ties or binders for walls, especially thosemade of brick; and its object is to provide a simple and inexpensivewire tie which possesses superior anchorage qualities and which whenused to connect a face-wall with an inner wall will effectually preventsaid face-wall from becoming displaced under the action of frost or fromother causes which tend to cause the face-wall to part from the adjacentbrickwork.

The invention consists of a tie embodying novel features ofconstruction, as will be hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the tie. Figs.2 and 3 are sections of the same on lines 2 2 and 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig.4=is aplan View illustrating one mode of use of the invention.

The tie is preferably made of a single piece of wire and comprises twomain stems or branches 1 and 2, which are provided with outturned loops3 and 4 at their opposite ends. The ends or extremities of these loopsare bent inwardly, and the ends of the loops 3 are integrally connected,while the ends of the loops 4 are free from connection and preferablyspread apart. WVhere the parts of the tie cross each other, they arenotched, indented, or halved, as indicated at 5, so as to lieapproximately in the same plane.

As shown, the stems or branches 1 and 2 have an outward flare ordivergence from the loops 3, thus spreading the loops 4 apart and makingthe tie wider at one end, so that it will have a greater holding actionon the part of the brickwork to be strengthened or supported.

Fig. 2 shows one mode of use of my improved tie, wherein it is appliedto hold the face-wall 6 of a brick structure in proper relation to theinner wall 7. The tie is laid flat with the loops 3 resting upon theinner wall and the loops 1 resting upon the outer wall and with theoranches 1 and 2 arranged on opposite sides of the joints between theadjacent bricks. The tie is embedded in the mortar, which is then laidon the brick, and when the next tiers or layers of-brick are laid willbond the bricks securely together. The headers 8 (indicated in brokenlines) when laid will hold the branches and loops 3 of the tie onopposite sides of the joint, while the superposed layer of face-brickwill bear upon the loops 4, and thus as the parts will be firmlyanchored in the mortar the face-wall will be securely held andreinforced. By having the stems 1 and 2 diverge and the loops 4 spreadapart it will be seen that a better holding action on the face-wall isinsured. The tie is preferably used every six layers up and three feetapart along each layer to be supported, which will be sulficient underall ordinary conditions.

In some cases the tie may be placed edgewise between the joints of thebrickwork, in which position it will also serve effectually as a bond.

A tie made in accordance with my invention is simple, cheap, andeffective, and by reason of its peculiar construction will when laid inthe brickwork anchor the bricks in such manner that they cannot partunder the action of frost or any ordinary strain.

Galvanized wire is preferably used as the material to form the tie, asthis material is comparatively inexpensive and not liable to rust.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wall-tie formed of a single piece of wire and comprising twolongitudinal main stems provided with loops at their opposite ends, theloops at one end of the tie being integrally connected, substantially asdescribed. Y

2. A wall-tie formed. of a single piece of wire and comprising twolongitudinal main stems having loops at their opposite ends, the I myhand in presence of two subscribing Witloops at one end of the tie beingintegrally nesses. connected and the stems diverging therefrom, thusholding the loops at the opposite end of I PAUL HANSHILL' a the tiespaced apart, substantially as and for Witnesses:

the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set JOHN F. HUGHES, FRANK WELLER.

